by Christine M | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory, psychology
Ever wondered why your memory’s not as sharp or expansive as it used to be? Blame the internet, say researchers at the Universities of California and Illinois. Well, more specifically, blame cognitive offloading, which is when you rely on things like the...
by Christine Morgan | Jan 4, 2011 | General health
Riskfactorphobese should take good heed of a new report by private health company Bupa. The trend for self-diagnosis using health websites is apparently fostering an increase in hypochondria – something many riskfactorphobes know a little too much about than is...
by Christine Morgan | Nov 8, 2010 | General health
I don’t know about you, but I’m not at all surprised by the two reports published today that suggest more people than ever are going online to find out about health problems and to self-diagnose. A release from the Department of Health wraps it up by...
